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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Marlene Bailey Reed
Feb 2, 2013
Evangelist Marlene Bailey Reed, 77, peacefully departed from this life on Jan. 30, 2013 in Oak Hill, WV where she made her home with her daughter Peggy Lambert Fink. Marlene was born on Jan. 25, 1936 at Panther, to the late Melvin and Pearl Lester Bailey. Marlene was a factory worker and apartment building manager in Chicago and a nursing...
Clarence Edward "Buddy" Elder
Feb 1, 2013
C.E. “Buddy” Elder , 65, of Glen Jean, WV died on Friday, February 01, 2013 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 14, 1947 at Maple Fork, WV he was the son of the late Fred Thomas and Sara Frances Prather Elder. He was the retired owner of C&B Auto Salvage. Buddy was a US Army veteran. A...
Douglas Edward Wriston
Jan 30, 2013
Douglas Edward Wriston , 72, of South Salem, OH died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at his home. Born May 16, 1940 at Kingston, WV he was the son of the late Clarence Edward and Mary Ushley Stover Wriston. He was a retired tank framer for Kenworth Truck Company. Doug was a US Air Force veteran. A sister, Della Irene...
Ron Dale "Moose" Patrick
Jan 28, 2013
Ron "Moose" Dale Patrick , 43, of Kimberly, WV died on Monday, January 28, 2013 at his home. Born August 25, 1969 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Hershel and Erma Joyce Scarbro Patrick. Moose was a Diesel Mechanic and Coal Truck Driver for Jane Lee Trucking. He was a member of the Mossy Living...
Roger W. Cummings
Jan 27, 2013
Roger White Cummings , 95, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Glen Burnie Nursing Home in Richmond, VA. Born September 07, 1917 at Wikel, WV he was the son of the late Andrew and Marie Nelsie Whittaker Cummings. He was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church where he was a member of...
Vernon W. Sears
Jan 26, 2013
God says, "I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live." Ezekiel 37:5 Our beloved Vernon Winifred Sears , 69, of Fayetteville, WV went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA after a hard fought battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born April 18, 1943 at...
Bonita K. Fleshman Donelow
Jan 25, 2013
Bonita Fleshman Donelow ,54, of Minden, WV died on Friday, January 25, 2013 at her home. Born April 12, 1958 at Oak Hill, WV, she was the daughter of Barbara Sanger Fleshman of Minden and the late William Fleshman, Sr. Bonita was a homemaker. Preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert F. Donelow who died February 3, 2010; two brothers,...
Annie Braenovich Thomas
Jan 23, 2013
Annie Braenovich Thomas, age 89, of Wilmington, NC, formerly of Page, WV went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Born August 14, 1923 in Page, WV she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Zilic Braenovich. She is survived by her husband, Philip L. Thomas;...
Euvah Jeanette Terry Kincaid
Jan 22, 2013
Euvah Jeanette Kincaid, 84, of Tobaccoville, North Carolina passed away peacefully with her family on January 20, 2013. Born April 10, 1928, her life is best described by the family that she created, which survives her in its entirety. She was married to her husband, John E. Kincaid, for 65 years in West Virginia, Michigan, Virginia, and North Carolina. Her...
Teddy Seibert Stone
Jan 21, 2013
Teddy S. Stone , 83, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a long illness Born September 09, 1929 at Kilsyth, WV he was the son of the late Seibert R. and Kathryn Bridgette Stone. Mr. Stone was retired as a CPO E7 from the US Navy after...
Michael L. "Macky" Sheets
Jan 21, 2013
Michael Leslie “Macky” Sheets Jr., 46, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born March 01, 1966 at Ripley, WV he was the son of Mildred Aileen Mitchell Sheets Hill and the late Michael Leslie Sheets, Sr. Michael was an outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish and look for ginseng....
Evelyn Kay Reid Mcguffin
Jan 18, 2013
Evelyn Kay Reid McGuffin , 91, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, January 18, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born December 03, 1921 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lula Smith Reid. Mrs. McGuffin was a member of the Lochgelly Baptist Church Like millions of woman of her generation she...
Margaret Anne Yelton Walsh Nix
Jan 17, 2013
Margaret Anne Yelton Walsh Nix , 82, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born July 06, 1930 at Butler, KY she was the daughter of the late Robert and Zola Blanche Hodge Yelton. Margaret was a retired bus driver for the Fayette County Commission on Aging, co-owner of...
Jerry Donald "Don" Pearson
Jan 16, 2013
Jerry Donald “Don” Pearson , 76, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born August 23, 1936 at Peoria, AZ he was the son of the late Newton and Irene Richeson Pearson. Don was retired from the air cargo industry and most recently from Enterprise...
Rita Louise Criss Evans
Jan 16, 2013
Rita Louise Criss Evans , 69, of Prudence, WV died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born June 05, 1943 at Prudence, WV she was the daughter of the late Glennie and Helen Kochinsky Criss. She was a former hostess for the Comfort Inn. Rita attended the Harvey United Methodist Church. A...
William George Masters
Jan 14, 2013
William George Masters , 61, of Spartanburg, SC died on Monday, January 14, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital in Spartanburg, SC. Born March 13, 1951 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late George and Lena Kincaid Masters. William was a stone mason and served in the Army during the Vietnam era. Survivors include his wife, Debra Jeanette...
James Gordon Lively, Jr.
Jan 13, 2013
James Gordon Lively Jr., 55, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 31, 1957 at Scott AFB, IL he was the son of James Gordon Lively, Sr. and Carol Jean Pack Lively of Oak Hill, WV. He was a retired assembler for Ford Motor Company in Norfolk,...
Stephen J. "Steve" Grzyb, Sr.
Jan 12, 2013
Steve Grzyb , 93, of Beaver, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 13, 1919 in Lochgelly, WV he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Jarosz Grzyb. Mr. Grzyb was retired from three different employers. He was a US Army veteran who served...
Gene Edward Nicholas
Jan 10, 2013
Surrounded by his family, our loving husband, father and grandfather, Gene Edward Nicholas , 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born September 02, 1938 at Kilsyth, WV he was the son of the late Alfred William and Lorena Craddock Nicholas. Gene loved hunting and fishing and...
Eva Loyal Berry Smith
Jan 9, 2013
Born in Rush Run Mountain on June 4, 1918, Eva Loyal Smith, 94, of Oak Hill, went to be with our Lord and Savior on January 3, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House. To all who knew her, Eva was known as “Granny.” She was an avid Bingo player, loved gardening and canning, and took great joy in her family and...
